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Structures and Powers of Congress

Structures and Powers of Congress

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Social Studies

8th - 9th Grade

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J McLean

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Multiple Choice

The House of Representatives has 535 members.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

Each state sends two people to the Senate.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

The minimum age to be a Senator is 30 years old.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

What is the name of a two house legislature in which our own congress is comprised?
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Trilateral
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Bicameral
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Unicameral
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Cameral

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Multiple Choice

This house of Congress would base the number of representatives it has on the number of people that state had in its population.
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Supreme Court
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Senate
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House of Representatives
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Executive

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Multiple Choice

Which one of these “fast facts” do not belong about the U.S. House of Representatives
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Contains 100 members
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Has 435 members
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members serve 2 year terms
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Representation in based on that states population.

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Popular Sovereignty means:

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the State governments rule this country

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the Federal government rules this country

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the President rules this country

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the People rule this country

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Enumerated - the ROOT of this word, "numer" means

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numbered

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implied

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elastic

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forbidden

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In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

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BOTH State and Fed gov't

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ONLY Fed gov't

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ONLY State gov't

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NEITHER State or Fed gov't

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Declaring WAR is a...

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Reserved power

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Concurrent power

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Enumerated power

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Individual power

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Collecting taxes is a...

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Reserved power

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Concurrent power

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Enumerated power

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Individual power

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Managing a system of education is a...

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Reserved power

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Concurrent power

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Enumerated power

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Individual power

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Making laws about marriage (and divorce) is a...

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Reserved power

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Concurrent power

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Enumerated power

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Individual power

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Three branches of power reflects the principle of...

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Federalism

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Separation of Power

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Popular Sovereignty

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Checks and Balances

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Congress's power to coin money is
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elastic power
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enumerated power
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implied power
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nonlegislative power

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To serve in the House of Representatives you must be at least
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35 years-old
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25 years-old
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20 years-old
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30 years-old

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Expressed Powers or Enumerated Powers are 
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Specifically listed in the Constitution
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Powers not listed but implied in the Constitution
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Duties Congress holds besides lawmaking duties
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Powers listed outside of the Constitution

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Multiple Choice

Which of these is an implied power not an expressed power of Congress?
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Declare War
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Coin and Print Money
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Draft people into the Military
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Establish the Post Office

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Senators serve
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two-year terms
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four-year terms
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six-year terms
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three-year terms

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Multiple Choice

How does the President interact with the judicial branch of government?

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By bringing judges and lawyers into his cabinet

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By serving on the Supreme Court

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By declaring how the Constitution should be interpreted

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By appointing federal judges

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Multiple Choice

True/False:  The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority.
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True
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False
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